I get to witness her in her first corporate role and see her grow. I'm also learning to let go, while we also enter a new stage of our relationship. By 9 a.m., my daughter and I are in our "office," ...

YEARS AGO, when I floated the idea of a screened-in porch to my opinionated, renovation-savvy friends, some thought it frivolous. One considered the plan old-fashioned. “I don’t get it,” she said. But ...

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I created a solution for my "vertically challenged" dogs to access our screened-in porch. After installing a dog door in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here at Country Living we’re all about slowing down to savor life’s little moments. For us, there’s ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Screened porches are making a triumphant comeback. Across the country, they've become a welcome addition to houses being built in new subdivisions and older homes in established ...

A screened-in porch delivers on serenity and curiosity, whether porch-sitters are watching birds, flowers or the neighbors. For many, a cup of coffee on a screened-in porch hearkens back to a slower ...

Dear James: The mosquitoes are really annoyed by my flower beds, so I want to build a screened porch. Do you have any design and construction DIY tips? — Brandon P. Dear Brandon: Early evening is when ...

I sat on my screened porch this morning early, when it was as cool as it is going to get. A squirrel made a hole in the screen last winter, coming in to get at a bag of birdseed I had sitting on a ...

Earlier this week, I did something I haven’t been able to do since August. I poured steaming coffee into one of my favorite mugs, pulled the lapels of my bathrobe a little tighter and headed straight ...